Zurich-based Netcetera is setting up its 15th office in Singapore as part of its global growth strategy, and has appointed a managing director to lead its regional push.
A nearly $110 million increase in total insurance claims paid out led Singapore’s general insurance industry to register its first underwriting loss in over a decade.
Developed by the bank's Digital Asset Management department, the application is the first third-party app from a China-based financial institution on the Eikon platform.
ZA Bank – one of the eight recipients of Hong Kong’s virtual banking licenses – kicked off operations yesterday, marking the dawn of digital lending in the city.
While Germany has stopped most public activities for health reasons, UBS is still busy fending itself against allegations of abetting tax avoidance. The atmosphere at the court in Mannheim seems increasingly bad-tempered.
The situation on the Swiss gold market has worsened dramatically on Tuesday. Zuercher Kantonalbank, one of the biggest traders of the metal, still has enough gold in stock. But the situation at other traders is tight.
The agreement to «enhance data connectivity» which will allow financial institutions to hold data in either country.
Singapore’s competitive race for five digital banking licenses will likely yield gains from the nationwide openness to digital adoption, according to a recent Visa survey.
EFG bolsters its coverage of independent asset managers in Greater China with the hire of a Hong Kong-based head for the segment.
The California-headquartered fintech firm will look to capitalize on growing Asia demand for wealth management solutions with the appointment of a regional distribution head.
The newly appointed managing director will be responsible to drive growth in the region with a focus on entrepreneurs, family business and family offices.
The private bank's top-paid executive was CEO Philipp Rickenbacher – despite being in the job for just four months.
From ill-timed misfortunes to very close calls, finews.asia takes a look at 2020’s top 5 most unusual moments in Hong Kong thus far.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore furthers the combat against outbreak by urging financial institutions to adopt what it calls «safe distancing measures».
Juerg Zeltner, the former head of UBS' private bank who more recently was seeking to revive the fortunes of a small Qatar-owned European private bank, has died. He was 52.
International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva made a public statement after a coronavirus emergency call with G20 finance ministers and central bank governors.
A seasoned financier and a consumer goods veteran join DBS’s board in a time of «intense competition for digital and sustainability leadership».
Hong Kong’s bourse defied odds and an outbreak with its first-ever virtual listing ceremony of a Chinese biotech firm that achieved the upper range of projected valuations.
As traditional banks undergo transformations to shed personnel, digital banks and fintechs are hiring staff. The Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and recruitment firm Ethos BeathChapman share their views on how finance professionals can future -proof...
The aftermath of past corruption at state-owned giant China Citi Bank continues to play out, this time with its former president being called out by for taking «huge» bribes by the party's anti-graft agency.
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